Charles GREEN Obituary

GREEN, Charles Patrick
RAF (retired) D.S.O., D.F.C. was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa in 1914. He died peacefully in Owen Sound, Canada on Saturday, April 10, 1999 after a long and eventful life in England, South Africa and Canada. Paddy attended Harrow and Cambridge and was a member of the Bobsleigh team for England in the 1936 Olympic games. He served with the RAF in WWII. In 1947 he married Ruth Webster of Toronto and settled in South Africa. After a 26 year career with Anglo American Corporation Paddy emigrated to Canada in 1977. Paddy is predeceased by his wife Ruth (1981) and Grandson Claude (1974). Paddy will be missed by his children Carol, Chris and Anne and and by his grandchildren Ashley, Frances, Joshua and Catherine. A memorial service will be held at St. George's Anglican Church in Clarksburg, Ontario on Sunday afternoon April 18, 1999 at 2 o'clock. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Humane Society would be appreciated. Funeral arrangements entrusted to the Breckenridge-Ashcroft Funeral Home, Owen Sound (519) 376-2326.